Re: Socket 7 goodness

Posted on 2013-11-15, 11:26

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by keropi

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

I never trust any of the benchmarks I see that were reported back when the hardware was new... My mobo of choice for p1 builds is the HOT-591p : it's MVP3 based with 512kb cache. I also have a similar mobo with MVP3 and 1MB cache: a P5BV3+ I did some testing and I didn't really found that the extra …

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Re: Socket 7 goodness

Posted on 2013-11-15, 09:51

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by keropi

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

I thought you were satisfied with how you have setup the system, is there something bothering you?

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Re: 386 Networking

Posted on 2013-11-14, 21:15

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by keropi

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

All you will ever need is a DOS TCP packet driver for your NIC and mTCP: http://www.brutman.com/mTCP/ I use it on my 386/486 and p1 DOS builds, it's just excellent. You setup the ftp server on the mTCP side and then from whatever main computer you have you launch a FTP client, connect to the old pc …

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Re: Composite on modern tv

Posted on 2013-11-14, 20:34

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by keropi

in Console & Arcade Emulation

in Console & Arcade Emulation

main problem is cost ... take for example the xrgb mini which is the best choice one can make without spending a hefty amount of money: it still costs 300+ eur and you will also need a d-terminal->component adapter cable and a japanese-scart->EU scart adapter that also has a sync-stripper inside. …

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Re: Composite on modern tv

Posted on 2013-11-14, 20:27

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by keropi

in Console & Arcade Emulation

in Console & Arcade Emulation

^ weight superiority? 🤣 🤣 🤣

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Re: Composite on modern tv

Posted on 2013-11-14, 20:07

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by keropi

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in Console & Arcade Emulation

I highly doubt security cameras having strictest reqs than a gaming environment. First of all noone cares about image processing lag on a security camera. Sure you can grab some nicely detailed shots of the place you are monitoring but you don't expect a 60fps stream with little to none lag so it is …

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Re: Composite on modern tv

Posted on 2013-11-14, 19:42

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by keropi

in Console & Arcade Emulation

in Console & Arcade Emulation

If someone is serious about upscaling consoles for use with modern tvs then you really need this: http://retrogaming.hazard-city.de/framemeister.html Else just a random eBay upscaler with random results. Since DK wants composite then a cheap eBay one is not such a bad idea IMHO. I had the X-RGB2 and …

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Re: 486 stuck at Updating ESCD...

Posted on 2013-11-14, 13:22

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by keropi

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

socket is best so you can exchange the RTC when needed easily... but now that you have spares, why not hack the old ODIN one so it uses a normal CR2032 battery? If successful it will be a better solution IMHO (a little ugly though) since you won't have to worry about special rtcs anymore If you kill …

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Re: GOG Fall Insomnia Sale

Posted on 2013-11-13, 20:06

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by keropi

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in Milliways

it's nice but I am too bored to sit and watch this... old-fart syndrome

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2013-11-12, 15:14

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by keropi

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

^ well, the scc-1 has an onboard SG synth (scb-55) so all you need to test is is a pair of speakers! Nice stuff btw 😁

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Re: Doom engine - sound driver hacking

Posted on 2013-11-12, 14:28

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by keropi

in DOS

in DOS

it seems there isn't a source to get good midis... sad for people that leave game soundtracks playing in the background 😐

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Re: EEPROM your CM-32L

Posted on 2013-11-12, 14:20

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by keropi

in MT-32 General

in MT-32 General

easiest way is testing with TAKEGO.MID as described, I am attaching it for convenience

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Re: EEPROM your CM-32L

Posted on 2013-11-12, 13:11

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by keropi

in MT-32 General

in MT-32 General

Great news!!!! I was lucky to find some NOS AM27C512 uv eproms, but ofcourse eeproms are prefered! thanks for the info Carlos!

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Re: E-20 Voice Board / MT-32

Posted on 2013-11-12, 09:45

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by keropi

in MT-32 General

in MT-32 General

^ awesome again, thanks!

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Re: Socket 7 goodness

Posted on 2013-11-11, 20:50

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by keropi

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

ah, I was under the impression it covered both cases when inside windows... 🙁 don't have more experience on the matter, I use a CT2230 that has a jumper to disable the sb16 mou completely... so it's OFF 😈

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Re: E-20 Voice Board / MT-32

Posted on 2013-11-11, 20:49

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by keropi

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in MT-32 General

^ amazing! please consider sharing that "translator" project, it could be useful in future repairs... 😀

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Re: Socket 7 goodness

Posted on 2013-11-11, 20:43

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by keropi

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

control panel -> multimedia -> midi -> midi output -> make a choice from the list Does that work for you?

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Re: Socket 7 goodness

Posted on 2013-11-11, 18:48

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by keropi

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in Marvin \ System Specs

yes it is... but I have nothing better atm :\ I have a couple of 17" flat crts at storage but no way I'll use them soon... infact I have forgotten about the 5:4 stuff until you mentioned it 🤣 personally it doesn't bother me that much, it's a good trade for space...

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Re: Socket 7 goodness

Posted on 2013-11-11, 18:21

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by keropi

in Marvin \ System Specs

in Marvin \ System Specs

@vetz I use a 931BF on my retroPC and the amiga1200, it even handles 50hz DVI-D screens on the amiga generated from an indivision mk2 (hdmi from the amiga -> hdmi-dvi cable ->monitor ) , didn't notice anything strange on the PC side yet... back on the thread, I just tried Half Life with the …

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Re: ReelMagic MPEG Decoder running Return to Zork

Posted on 2013-11-11, 18:13

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by keropi

in Marvin \ Video

in Marvin \ Video

^ I was thinking something along the line of photos to see the difference in quality... is it noticeable?

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